Sean Nugent

New Zealand Mountain Film Festival director Mark Sedon addresses a packed house at the Lake...

Mountain film festival scaling heights of popularity

A staple event in the Wanaka calendar, the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival has continued to go from strength to strength year in, year out. What first began as a handful of speakers in 2002 has...

Preparing for life after freeskiing

Somersaulting through the air and coming down hard on packed ice and snow puts serious pressure...

Preparing for life after freeskiing

Freeskiing is a dangerous sport. No-one knows that more than two-time Olympian Beau-James Wells, who is recovering from his second ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury in three...

Delayed restaurant refit to start

After many months of getting multiple consents, Ode Conscious Dining has building consent to...

Delayed restaurant refit to start

It has been nine long months since a fire gutted Wanaka restaurant Ode Conscious Dining, but now it is preparing to reopen.

Auckland move huge for Wigg

Hawea Flat karateka Holly Wigg is going from strength to strength.

Govt gives extra $400k in wake of floods

Work being done on the Waiho bridge following the March floods. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

Govt gives extra $400k in wake of floods

The Government has announced it will provide an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods.

Mt Aspiring rescue recognised

A four-day rescue mission to save the life of a climber on Mt Aspiring last winter has earned LandSAR Wanaka national recognition.

Subdivision's visual impact debated

Some Wanaka residents are speaking out about the increasingly pricey town amid an influx of...

Subdivision's visual impact debated

Whether or not the development of a small residential subdivision would affect the character of the Mt Barker landscape dominated hearing proceedings in Wanaka yesterday.

New $2m Blue Pools car park will increase safety

Moving the car park to the other side of State Highway 6 will mean that people visiting the Blue...

New $2m Blue Pools car park will increase safety

A new $2 million car park is planned for the increasingly popular Blue Pools walk near Makarora, the focus being on safety.

Narrow escape as van catches fire

Members of the Wanaka Volunteer Fire Brigade work to put out a Wanaka Solar van that caught fire...

Woman has narrow escape as van catches fire

A woman had a narrow escape in Wanaka yesterday after the van she was driving began smoking, then burst into flames.

Sight of white a delight for some

Sight of white a delight for some

A cold and wet front may have made life unpleasant for most people in Otago and Southland yesterday, but not at the skifields.

'It was a freak accident': Van gutted by fire in Wanaka

Smoke clouds the front of the van as fire crews attempt to extinguish the fire. Photo: Sean Nugent

'It was a freak accident': Van gutted by fire in Wanaka

The battery of a van appears to be the cause of a fire that ignited it at a Wanaka property this morning.

A remote way of conducting business

In the growing market of software development, companies able to offer employees the ability to...

A remote way of conducting business

Last month the Queenstown Lakes District Council commissioned the Remote Economy Project. Reporter Sean Nugent tracks down a handful of Wanaka residents quietly going about their business from their homes.

New chairlift held up after lizards found

A view of Pringles with Captain's Basin in background. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New chairlift held up after lizard population discovered

The discovery of a significant lizard population has thwarted Cardrona Alpine Resort's plans to construct a new chairlift before this winter.

Group takes action to send climate change message

An unexpected surprise welcomed a group of tourists wanting to take a picture of the iconic Lake...

Group takes action to send climate change message

''We've got to start now." That's the belief of Extinction Rebellion Queenstown Lakes founder Anna Simmonds in regard to action needed to limit climate change.

Enviro group protests at Wanaka tree

A different view awaited photographers keen to get a shot of the tree in Lake Wanaka this morning...

Enviro group protests at Wanaka tree

Dozens of photographers gathered on the Lake Wanaka foreshore to take a picture of the iconic tree nestled in the water, but were struck with a different view from what they imagined.

Wheel be back, Wanaka

Loving the Wheels at Wanaka event are Dave Lott (90) and his grandchildren, George (4) and Henry ...

Wheel be back, Wanaka

"Bloody brilliant." That was the summation of the inaugural Wheels at Wanaka event from North Canterbury enthusiast Dave Lott.

Ex-Olympian finishes 20,000km cycle trip

Ex-Olympian finishes 20,000km cycle trip

After an epic cycling journey of more than 20,000km across the globe, former Olympian Rebecca Wardell arrived at her parents' Lake Hawea home on Friday to much applause.

Tension, drama on finals day

Rob and Ange Coley overcame an onboard fire earlier in the event but were grounded after hitting...

Tension, drama on finals day

Often in sport the difference between the sweet taste of victory and the bitter taste of defeat is nothing more than a cat's whisker.

Bid to subdivide 'unproductive' land opposed by council

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has said homes proposed to be built in this paddock near...

Bid to subdivide 'unproductive' land opposed by council

A high-country station's proposal to subdivide part of its land has been opposed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Moving display

One of the big attractions at the Wheels at Wanaka transport show being held in Wanaka today and tomorrow is earthmoving, and not just because of the size of the vehicles.

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